Alligator Spotted Walking Street Near Fay-Spawned Tornado Touchdown
Animal Services: Gator Was Found Near Damaged Homes
POSTED: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
UPDATED: 4:53 pm EDT August 19,
2008
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BAREFOOT BAY, Fla. -- An alligator was captured walking down a Central Florida road near a group of homes that had just been damaged by a Tropical Storm Fay-spawned tornado.
IMAGES: Tornado Damage
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Barefoot Bay Tuesday afternoon.The twister damaged 51 homes, including nine that were completely destroyed.The 4-foot gator was spotted walking near the damaged homes after the tornado, a Brevard County news released reported. It was not known how the alligator made it to the location.Barefoot Bay resident Frank Amoretti reported seeing the tornado touch down in the area, near Brown Road and Puffin Drive west of U.S. 1 in Brevard County."I saw the swirling and stuff and there was a lot of debris and everything," resident Frank Amoretti said. "As quick as it came in, it looked like it went right back up. It looks like part of a house or part of a roof and a couple of carports and a lot of aluminum and insulation and construction barricades from Mico Road."Two people were injured in connection with the twister. Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
IMAGES: Tornado DamageThe National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Barefoot Bay Tuesday afternoon.The twister damaged 51 homes, including nine that were completely destroyed.The 4-foot gator was spotted walking near the damaged homes after the tornado, a Brevard County news released reported. It was not known how the alligator made it to the location.Barefoot Bay resident Frank Amoretti reported seeing the tornado touch down in the area, near Brown Road and Puffin Drive west of U.S. 1 in Brevard County."I saw the swirling and stuff and there was a lot of debris and everything," resident Frank Amoretti said. "As quick as it came in, it looked like it went right back up. It looks like part of a house or part of a roof and a couple of carports and a lot of aluminum and insulation and construction barricades from Mico Road."Two people were injured in connection with the twister. Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
Previous Stories:
- August 19, 2008: Fay Could Dump Rain For Days; Chance Of Strengthening Exists
- August 19, 2008: Storm Closes Central Fla. Schools
- August 19, 2008: T.S. Fay Slows Down On Path Through Florida; Dumps Heavy Rain
- August 19, 2008: Fay Does Not Intensify Before Landfall; Storm Moving East
- August 19, 2008: Central Fla. Shelters Open For T.S. Fay
- August 19, 2008: Kite Surfer Dragged Through Streets, Into Building By T.S. Fay Waterspout
- August 19, 2008: Sandbags Offered In Orlando, Daytona
- August 19, 2008: 'Alarming' Price-Gouging Complaints Before Fay Include Flashlight Batteries
- August 19, 2008: Tolls Suspended On Central Fla. Roads
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows Fay No Longer Cat. 1 Storm At Landfall; Aims For Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows T.S. Fay Passing Through Orlando; Landfall As Cat. 1
- August 18, 2008: Path Pushes Fay Over Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Current Trends Move Fay Path East
- August 18, 2008: T.S. Fay's New Path Jogs East; Aims For Landfall Near Tampa As Cat. 1
- August 16, 2008: Path Puts Tropical Storm-Force Winds In Orange County Next Week
- August 16, 2008: Path Moves Fay Through Central Fla. As Weak Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
- August 16, 2008: Crist Declares State Of Emergency
- August 16, 2008: New Path Puts Category 1 Hurricane On Top Of Florida Early Next Week
- August 15, 2008: Tropical Storm Fay Targets Florida
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